Entertainment

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Will Smith is returning to his first love. The actor who rose to fame as a rapper announced he has a new album coming. “It’s OFFICIAL!! My new album Based On A True Story drops March 28,” Smith wrote in a post on social media. “TWO WEEKS!! Hit

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Conan O’Brien was so nice as the Oscars host, he gets to do it twice. It was announced Monday that O’Brien has been tapped to return to host the 98th Academy Awards, scheduled for Sunday, March 15, 2026 on ABC. Producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will also

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The iHeartRadio Music Awards are almost here. This year’s edition will be hosted by LL Cool J, who is returning for the second time to host the show that will recognize the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations throughout 2024. Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar are among those

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “American Idol” alum and new judge Carrie Underwood isn’t too proud to admit when she’s wrong. On Sunday’s episode of “American Idol,” contestant Mikaela Bautista wowed Underwood’s fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie when she sang a soaring rendition of “Saving All My Love for You” by Whitney

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — While most episodes of “The White Lotus” roughly follow one day of vacay for the hapless luxury travelers, episode 5 of the third season of this sprawling Mike White-created series lingers on the night of the Full Moon party in Thailand, with Saxon and Lochlan Ratliff getting dangerously close

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Brenda Song is a devoted partner willing to go the extra mile in teaching her man how to adult. The “Suite Life of Zack & Cody” star visited the “Jennifer Hudson Show” on Friday, where she talked about her life with Macaulay Culkin, who she identified as “a very

By Sandra Gonzalez and Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — Four decades into their journey as a band, Maná is still enjoying many firsts. Last month, they became the first ever Spanish-language rock band to be nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. In September, they will kick off their Vivir Sin Aire Tour,

DISNEY By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — This summer is about to get “Freakier.” More than 20 years after they starred in the hit film “Freaky Friday,” Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have reprised their roles in a trailer for the upcoming film, “Freakier Friday.” The 2003 movie, based on the 1972 novel

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — This summer is about to get “Freakier.” More than 20 years after they starred in the hit film “Freaky Friday,” Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have reprised their roles in a trailer for the upcoming film, “Freakier Friday.” The 2003 movie, based on the 1972 novel of

Sabrina Shulman and Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — A gray-haired Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday for a pretrial hearing in his federal criminal case. Combs pleaded not guilty to three charges of sex trafficking, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy in a superseding indictment. The superseding indictment included

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — DeKaylin “DK” Metcalf may have just been traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but there’s one thing he already has not fumbled. During a press conference Thursday, the wide receiver shared the news that he’s engaged to singer Normani. “Found a new home here, found a new fiancée and

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Michael Fassbender blew any chance he might have had of playing 007 when he recommended another actor for the iconic role – Daniel Craig. Speaking on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, released Thursday, the Irish actor recalled meeting with James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli and auditioning for the role.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — No, Conan. Oscar can’t sit on a couch. Conan O’Brien hosted this year’s Academy Awards and he has revealed some golden ideas he and his writer weren’t allowed to execute. In an episode of his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, O’Brien and Mike Sweeney, who served as

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — All we had to do was believe. AppleTV+ announced on Friday that the streamer’s Emmy-winning comedy “Ted Lasso” is set to make its much-dreamt-about return with Season 4. Jason Sudeikis, who serves as the titular character as well as an executive producer and co-show developer, will return to Richmond